Irish Examiner view: A pathway to save us from doom

Minister for the Environment Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan is the right man in the right place to act on tackling the climate crisis. Picture: Julien Behal

The timing of the submission by the Climate Change Advisory Council for the forthcoming carbon budget was significant.

That a document designed to transform how we live saw the light of day on a bank holiday Monday speaks volumes. If the council’s submission involved scattering goodies to the public, it would have been done against the backdrop of beaming Government ministers.